December 7th, 2006 by admin
Thailand
/This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and
Political Situation (martial law). The overall level of the advice has not
changed./
* *We advise against all but essential travel to, or through, the far
southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla, where there
is continuing violence due to insurgency and civil unrest. [...]
December 7th, 2006 by admin
Change to sex education
BANGKOK: — The Education Ministry has completed a new sex-education curriculum for a pilot project at select schools where students are at greater risk of becoming HIV-positive.
It will involve four books covering Prathom 1 to Mathayom 6.
Each book has six units: sexual development, relationships, social skills, sexual behaviour, sexual health and social [...]
December 7th, 2006 by admin
BREAKING NEWS:
Depression ‘Durian’ hits Thai south; 5,000 tourists stranded
BANGKOK, Dec 6 (TNA) - The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of the depression “Durian,” saying it was to make a landfall in the southern provinces of Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat on Wednesday.
Following its passage across the Philippines and then Vietnam, Thailand’s weather department [...]
December 7th, 2006 by admin
Baht likely to strengthen to 35 to dollar in early 2007: KRC
BANGKOK: — The Thai baht is projected to strengthen to 35 to the US dollar in the first half of next year since the Thai economy is likely to continue to grow satisfactorily while the United States economy is set to slow down, according [...]
December 7th, 2006 by admin
Two Russian pilots injured when airship crashes in Pattaya
PATTAYA: — Two Russian pilots were injured when an airship they commanded crashed because of turbulence.
The accident happened at 10 am Tambon Nongplue of Chon Burin’s Bang Lamung district.
The airship belonged to Akkara Co Ltd.
Damrong Somakul, managing director of the firm, said the airship was bought from [...]
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